The York Region District School Board (YRDSB) is the English-language public school board for York Regional Municipality located in Ontario, Canada. The York Region District School Board is currently the province's third largest school board, with an enrollment of over 122,000 students.[4] It is in the fastest-growing census division in Ontario and the third fastest growing in Canada.[4]

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The school board has been referred to as "English-language Public District School Board No. 16" in Ontario legislation prior to 1999.[5] It was officially known as the York Region Board of Education until it changed its name in the 1990s to York Region District School Board.[6]

The YRDSB is governed by an elected board of trustees, whose election coincides with the municipal elections in Ontario held throughout the province every four years. The Board consists of 12 trustees, divided amongst the constituent municipalities based on population. The Chair and Vice-Chair of the Board are chosen by secret ballot of the trustees at the inaugural meeting in December.[7]

The most senior staff member of the board is the Director of Education, to whom the Associate Director and all of the Superintendents report.

Besides the curriculum established by the Government of Ontario, the York Region District School Board places heavy emphasis on its Character Matters program. As well, due to the multicultural nature, and large immigrant population of students under the YRDSB, the Board established the Race Relations Advisory Committee, a standing committee of the board to advise the trustees on issues related to ethnocultural relations. The committee is made up of trustees, staff, community members and students.